diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/ptrace.h b/include/asm-powerpc/ptrace.h
index 4435efe..4ad77a1 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/ptrace.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/ptrace.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
 #define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->nip)
+#define regs_return_value(regs) ((regs)->gpr[3])
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 extern unsigned long profile_pc(struct pt_regs *regs);
 #else